New Appro XtremeServers Built on AMD

By DE Editors

Appro (Milpitas, CA) has introduced new 1U and 3U XtremeServers. Bothnew XtremeServers deploy what AMD calls its Next-Generation Opteronprocessor. These processors are said offer energy-efficient DDR2memory, AMD Virtualization support, a quad-core ready socket, reducedmemory latency, and increased data throughput. The chips reduce memorylatency and increase data throughput because of AMD’s Direct ConnectArchitecture

Appro says its new rack-mountable 1U XtremeServer can provide thefoundation for supercomputing clusters for customers who require aflexible density-optimized 1U server. Standard features seem to supportthat assertion: two AMD Opteron processors with up to 64GB of DDR2memory; up to 1.0TB SATA or 292GB SAS hot-swappable drives with onePCI-X, and one PCI Express x16 slots available.

The new APPRO 3U XtremeServer targets engineering graphic simulationand rendering, CFD, scientific visualization, and similarcompute-intensive applications.  It features up to four AMDOpteron processors, 128GB of DDR2 memory, 3.0TB SATA or 876GB SAShot-swappable drives, two PCI Express x16 and three PCI-X slots,redundant power supplies, and fans.

For complete XtremeServer details, go to the Appro website.

Sources: Press materials rand additional information gleaned from the company’s website.